I wonder how many people in the Acklam and Brookfield area of Middlesbrough were awoken at 3am last Monday night by the notorious police helicopter?

It circled round and round till after 4am. The noise was unbearable.

I would love to know how serious the incident was for the helicopter to be put into use.

If it was for a relatively minor crime then I don't think it should have been allowed. Not only does it disturb people's sleep (a lot of whom have to be up early for work) it also puts an extra burden on the council tax - as if that's not high enough as it is.